social media and technology-enhanced learning
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Presentation about how you can use social media for teaching and learning in higher education, given at the University of the West Country, UK on September 3rd 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Social media and technology-enhanced learning
Sarah Stewart 2012Australian College of Midwives
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Thoughts for today
• What do you want to get out of today's session?
• Why do we need to consider social media as learners and teachers?
• My story• Issues to consider• Tips for getting started
What is social media?
“web-based and mobile technologies that turn communication into interactive dialogue”
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73532212@N00/2945559128
Why is social media relevant to us as learners and teachers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE
How to use social media for learning and teaching?
To deliver content and
manage courses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28430474@N05/6109506769
Share resources
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25405741@N00/1443514113
Organize, advertise and take part in real time events
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59089413@N00/123386545
Real time help
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248
Mobile options eg class announcements
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34024493@N00/3183824689
Use alternative media to process and present work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/241843728
Following international events, issues and discussions, in real-time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10717364@N06/3792337931
Becoming part of national and international campaigns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2364696515/in/set-72157603545124242/
Connecting with “famous” people, people of influence, culture and power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68099105@N00/4270843426
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39895100@N02/4410788484
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9508955@N07/5818782513
Enhancing face-to-face relationships
Connecting students at a distance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart/3716387424/
Sharing advice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67953162@N00/3943777830
Aid ongoing teacher and peer feedback
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20260568@N07/2072717826
Taking class discussion to a wider audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44921934@N00/302001867
Grow online communities/networks of learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503019876@N01/1804295568
Facilitate collaboration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29809546@N00/2199685678
Develop digital literacy skills
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/3796822070
Prepare students for life
outside university
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Otago-Polytechnic-School-of-Midwifery/
293406710680213
Some examples
“Facilitating Online”: http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online
Virtual Birthing Unit: http://wikieducator.org/The_virtual_birthing_unit_project
Eportfolio: http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com
Collaborative wiki for teachers to share resources:
http://mindthegap2011.wikispaces.com
How to write a paper for publication in 6 weeks:
http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com
Reflective journal: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
Twitter: #phdchat
Virtual International Day of the Midwife:
http://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart
YouTube/Blip.TV: http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart
Issues to think about
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476873@N00/110993877
Chicken or egg?What comes first
– pedagogy or technology?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8082038@N06/2114990334
What is it you actually want to achieve?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50715604@N07/4881844153
Facebook won't stop you being a rubbish teacher!?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72527902@N00/990858552
What support do you need?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35342879@N00/127809435
What support do your students
need?
How open do you want to be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/609777936
What are the issues of privacy, security and professional online
behavior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46485933@N00/294020907
How will you develop your own online profile?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16851909@N00/93136022
10 top tips for using social media for personal learning and
networking
Read articles, blog posts and watch ‘how to’
videos on YouTube
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41185766@N03/4636025159
Connect with teachers who use social media, both F2F and online
Be prepared to give time
to networking and don't
expect things to happen over night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14516334@N00/316350537
Be consistent about how you 'brand' yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62845223@N00/1459717062
Be open
Focus on what you can give as opposed to what you can receive
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenr/2926296193/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Focus on quality, not quantity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8663326@N06/4429964169
Be authentic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7487149@N03/519690623
Practice what you preach
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17362366@N00/1288183535
Always respond to people when they contact you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44373968@N00/2565606353
“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.”
- Jay Baer, Convince & Convert
ResourcesResources
* http://www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning/*http://mashable.com*http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book*http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/three-
generations-of-distance-education-pedagogy-challenges-and-opportunities
*http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Social%20Media
Contact
Email: [email protected]:
http://www.facebook.com/sarahmstewartTwitter: SarahStewartBlog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comSkype: sarah.m.stewart